Spanish · Justificar faltas
You bring a note explaining an absence: what to say in Spanish
You bring a note about the absence.
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How it's done. The justificante de falta is written by a parent: dates, reason and signature; for a long absence a doctor's note (justificante médico) is often asked for.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Buenos días, traigo el justificante de la falta de ayer.
Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs, TRIGH-goh el khoos-tee-fee-KAHN-teh deh lah FAHL-tuh deh uh-EHR.
Good morning, I'm bringing the note for yesterday's absence.
THEY SAY
Gracias. ¿Qué le pasó?GRAH-syuhs. Keh leh puh-SOH?
Thank you. What was wrong?
They might also say:
Muy bien. ¿Estuvo enferma?
Mooy byayn. Es-TOO-boh ayn-FEHR-muh?
Very well. Was she ill?
2
YOU REPLY
Tuvo fiebre y tos.
TOO-boh FYEH-breh ee tos.
She had a fever and a cough.
THEY SAY
Espero que ya esté bien.Es-PEH-roh keh yah es-TEH byayn.
I hope she's well now.
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YOU FINISH
Sí, gracias, ya está bien.
See, GRAH-syuhs, yah es-TAH byayn.
Yes, thanks, she's well now.
THEY SAY
Me alegro. Que tenga buen día.Meh uh-LEH-groh. Keh TAYN-guh boo-AYN DEE-uh.
I'm glad. Have a good day.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Buenos
Boo-EH-nos
adjective
good (masc. plural)
días
DEE-uhs
noun
days
traigo
TRIGH-goh
verb
I bring
justificante
khoos-tee-fee-KAHN-teh
noun
proof, voucher
falta
FAHL-tuh
verb
is missing
ayer
uh-EHR
adverb
yesterday
22 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¿Puede escribírmelo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh es-kree-BEER-meh-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you write it down for me, please?
Similar situations
You ask for your child to be let out earlyJustificar faltas · A2 in the app
→You are told your child has many absencesJustificar faltas · B1 in the app
→You say your child will miss school because of a tripJustificar faltas · A2 in the app
→Your child is ill and you phone the schoolJustificar faltas · A2 in the app
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